Dan Pagis |
| Dan Pagis (1930-1986) was born in Bukovina, Romania. During World War II, he was interned in a concentration camp for several years. He arrived in pre-state Israel in 1946 and became a teacher on a kibbutz. He received his PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he later became professor of medieval Hebrew literature. A renowned poet, Dan Pagis`s publications include eight books of poetry, four studies of medieval poetry and one book for children. He also published a critical edition of David Vogel`s collected verse and collections of medieval poetry. |
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Books Published in Hebrew |
| Poetry |
| The Shadow Dial, Sifriat Poalim, 1959 [Shaon Ha-Hol] |
| Late Leisure, Sifriat Poalim, 1964 [Sheut Meuheret] |
| Transformation, Massada/Hebrew Writers Association, 1970 [Gilgul] |
| Brain, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1975 [Moah] |
| Double Exposure, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1982 [Milim Nirdafot] |
| Twelve Faces, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1984 [Shneim Asar Panim] |
| Last Poems, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1987 [Shirim Aharonim] |
| Collected Poems, Hakibbutz Hameuchad/Bialik Institute, 1991 [Col Ha-Shirim]
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| Children |
| The Egg That Disguised Itself, Am Oved, 1973; 1994 [Ha-Beitzah She-Hithapsah]
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| Non-Fiction |
| The Poems of Levi Ibn Al-Tabban, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1968 [Shirei Levi Ibn Alatabban] |
| Secular Poetry and Poetic Theory: Moses Ibn-Ezra and his Contemporaries, Bialik Institute, 1970 [Shirat Ha-Hol Ve-Torat Ha-Shir Le-Moshe Eben Ezra U-Vnei Doro] |
| Change and Tradition in Secular Poetry: Spain and Italy, Keter, 1976 |
| The Scarlet Thread - Hebrew Love Poems from Spain, Italy, Turkey and the Yemen (edited by Dan Pagis), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1979 [Ke-Hut Ha-Shani] |
| A Secret Sealed, Magnes- Hebrew University, 1986 [Al Sod Hatum] |
| Poetry Aptly Explained - Studies and Essays on Medieval Hebrew Poetry , The Magnes Press, Hebrew University, 1993 [Ha-Shir Davur Al Ofanav] |
Books in Translation |
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Selected Poems English: Princeton, Quarterly Review of Literature Series, 1992; London, Menard Press, 1972; Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society, 1981; Berkeley, University of California Press, 1996; San Francisco, North Point, 1989 German: Straelen, Straelener Manuskripte, 1990; Frankfurt am Main, Surkhamp, 1993 Spanish: Granada, Univ. de Granada, 1994 Individual poems have been published in: Afrikaans, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, Swedish, Vietnamese, and Yiddish. Last updated: 05.02.2007 |
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